Gorno-Altai Republic

/ ˈɡɔːnəʊælˈtaɪ, -ˈæltaɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Altai Republic. a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous, rising over 4350 m (14 500 ft) in the Altai Mountains of the south. Capital: Gorno-Altaisk. Pop: 202 900 (2002). Area: 92 600 sq km (35 740 sq miles)